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  • Geology Picture (and Videos) of the Week, December 11-17, 2004: Hydrothermal Christmas Tree

    12/13/2005 12:19:48 PM PST · by cogitator · 2 replies · 279+ views
    WHOI ^ | December 2005 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    As commonly happens, I found this image looking for something else. If you go here, you can see a bigger version (FR won't let me crosslink directly to Wikipedia). The really interesting article (with accompanying high-resolution video links) is here or at the source link: Action, Camera... LightsNew deep-sea “light post” illuminates the ocean's perpetual night (WHOI/Oceanus) Note that the "Christmas Tree" is from the Lost City vent field in the Atlantic (Mid-ocean Ridge). The source link is to the Wikipedia article about "Lost City". The video is from a vent field on the Juan de Fuca Ridge off...